Korean J Dermatol.  1983 Aug;21(4):457-460.

A Case of Accessory Auricles on the Left Preauricular and Left Buccal Areas

• Choi JH
• Yang JM
• Youn JI
• Lee YS

Abstract

Accessory auricle is a relatively rare congenital anomaly arised from the abnormaI development of the auricular tubercles or from the tissues surrounding the second, third and fourth branchial clefts. Clinically this anomaly is a small akin-colored tag or nodule, soft and globular or cartilaginous consistency on or near the tragus along a line drawn from the tragus to the angle of the mouth or along the anterior margin of the sternomastoid muscle. The lesion is usually solitary and located in the preauricular area but may be multiple and rarely bilateral. We present a typical caae of accessory auricles in 4-day-old female infant. The patient had two skin-colored firm nodules on the left preauricular area and well pedunculated one on the Ieft buccal area near the angle of the rnouth. Histopathologic find.ings showed numerous pilosebaceous units, abundant subcutaneous fat and cartilage tissue in the center of the lesion.

MeSH Terms

Branchial Region
Cartilage
Female
Humans
Infant
Mouth
Subcutaneous Fat